martedì 6 giugno 2017

Panini Brasileiro 2016

After one year in Serie B in 2013 and the celebration of 100 years in 2014, Palmeiras had a fantastic season 2016, winning the Brasileirao title with 80 points. Second place for Santos and Flamengo, both with 71 points. Three players were best scorers with 14 goals: Diego Souza, Fred, and William Pottker. In Serie B four teams were promoted to Serie A (Atletico Goianiense, Avai, Vasco da Gama, Bahia) and four relegated to Serie C (Joinville, Tupi, Bragantino, Sampaio Correa), replaced by Juventude, Guarani, ABC, and Boa Esporte for the season 2017. The season is sadly marked by the Chapecoense tragedy, an aircrash on 28 November 2016, while the team was travelling for the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

The official sticker collection Panini Brasileiro 2016 starts with an introductory page with a puzzle (3 stickers) of the mascots of the 20 Serie A teams. The teams are then shown in alphabetical order. Each team is displaced over two pages with 16 regular stickers of players, 2 shining stickers (flag/club badge and mascot/uniform) and space for update stickers. These update stickers are named X and Y and were released in further editions during the season. Stickers X are 3 per team and on each sticker there are two players in action not included in the regular set. Stickers Y are composed by three half stickers of new players in action and 2 stickers composing the team photo. Panini released also 20 autograph stickers of 20 Serie A players (one per team). These stickers are transparent and include only the signature. Therefore, they can be glued on top of the corresponding player sticker on the album.

Each Serie B team is on one page including 8 stickers: 2 shining stickers (flag/club badge and mascot/uniform) and 6 player stickers with two players per sticker for a total of 12 players.

The back cover of the album

After one season without hardcover album, Panini released the hardcover version for the 2016 edition, as previously done for 2011 (very limited edition), 2012, 2013 and 2014

The 20 autograph stickers of Brasileiro 2016

Autograph sticker of Robinho

The two wonder kids of Brasileiro 2016 before their transfer to Europe: Gabriel Jesus (from Palmeiras to Manchester City) and Gabriel "Gabigol" (from Santos to Internazionale)

Robinho and Pablo Guerrero stickers with the corresponding autograph stickers glued on top